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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andriy Voronin (ranked 944 p4p, 121 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnar (ranked 653 p4p, 92 weight class). Ragnar has chosen Shook Ones II as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andriy Voronin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjorn Ragnar!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnar cracks Voronin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ragnar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ragnar throws out a loose jab but Voronin uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Voronin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ragnar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Voronin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnar.
Ragnar has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Voronin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ragnar stuns Voronin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Voronin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ragnar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ragnar blocks a head kick by Voronin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ragnar! But no joy.
Ragnar connects with an inside leg kick.
Voronin throws a body shot but no joy.
Ragnar slips a jab from Voronin.
Ragnar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Voronin staying out of range there.
A jab from Ragnar misses.
Ragnar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ragnar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ragnar misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Ragnar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ragnar lunges at Voronin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Voronin's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voronin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ragnar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ragnar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Voronin manages to avoid it.
Voronin misses with a body shot.
Voronin throws a leg kick but Ragnar checks it.
Voronin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ragnar circles away quickly and effectively.
Voronin jabs at Ragnar's body.
Ragnar moves out of range as Voronin throws a body kick.
Voronin throws a shot from downtown. Ragnar moves away and avoids it.
Voronin throws a leg kick which misses Ragnar's front leg but catches the back leg as Ragnar tries to avoid it.
Voronin slips a jab from Ragnar.
Voronin misses with an uppercut.
Voronin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ragnar counters with a straight right hand.
A leg kick checked by Voronin.
Ragnar connects with a leg kick. Voronin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Voronin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ragnar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Ragnar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ragnar looks to land a right hand but Voronin moved out of range.
Voronin checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voronin lands with a nice body kick.
Ragnar blocks a low kick nicely.
Ragnar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Voronin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ragnar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ragnar lands with a straight right. Voronin didn't see that one coming.
Voronin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Voronin throws a sloppy head kick and Ragnar moves out of range easily.
A nice side step and Ragnar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A big right from Ragnar misses.
Voronin throws a big shot that misses.
Ragnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Voronin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Bjorn Ragnar has been cut.
Voronin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ragnar.
Ragnar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ragnar takes a swing at Voronin's ribcage but misses.
Voronin throws out a leg kick but Ragnar moves out of range and Voronin only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ragnar if he has to take too many more of those.
Voronin misses with a body shot.
Voronin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Voronin misses the jab.
Ragnar throws a leg kick that misses.
Voronin misses with a lunging right hand
and Ragnar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Voronin throws a jab when Ragnar was well out of range.
Ragnar throws a looping overhand right but Voronin ducks down to avoid it.
Ragnar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Voronin's hands.
Voronin looks to throw a body kick
and Ragnar counters with a nice body shot.
Voronin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnar moves away.
Voronin misses with a wild body shot.
Voronin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ragnar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voronin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Voronin closes the distance and pushes Ragnar back into the cage.
Voronin struggles to land a body shot inside as Ragnar controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronin tries to throw a body punch but Ragnar avoids it by throwing Voronin back against the cage.
Voronin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Voronin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnar's elbow.
Voronin can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnar controls the action.
Voronin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ragnar backwards.
Voronin tries to throw a body punch but Ragnar avoids it by throwing Voronin back against the cage.
Voronin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voronin lands a shoulder strike.
Ragnar lands a right hand.
Voronin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin letting Ragnar take a breather here.
Ragnar blocks an uppercut.
Voronin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ragnar's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bjorn Ragnar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Voronin avoids the body shot from Ragnar.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Voronin.
Voronin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ragnar has time to react.
Voronin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnar manages to avoid it.
Ragnar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Voronin swings for the body but Ragnar moves out of range.
Ragnar tries a quick counter leg kick but Voronin is wise to it.
Ragnar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Voronin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ragnar just manages to avoid it.
Voronin misses with a wild body shot.
Ragnar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Voronin can pounce on him.
Ragnar lands with a slapping head kick.
Voronin tries to clinch up but Ragnar circles away and keeps his distance.
Ragnar lands with a cross.
Ragnar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Voronin doesn't seem bothered though.
Voronin ducks right into an uppercut from Ragnar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnar lands with an uppercut that bounces Voronin off the cage and back into range.
Voronin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ragnar throws the kick towards the body but Voronin avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin slips a straight right by Ragnar.
Voronin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ragnar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Voronin connects with a body shot that sends Ragnar's belly button to the back.
Voronin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ragnar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Voronin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ragnar looks to land a right hand but Voronin moved out of range.
Ragnar connects with an inside leg kick.
Ragnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Voronin misses with a body shot.
Ragnar blocks a leg kick.
Ragnar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ragnar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Voronin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ragnar feints and then cracks Voronin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Voronin down.
Ragnar scoring well with a low kick there.
Voronin misses with a straight right.
Voronin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ragnar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Voronin.
Ragnar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Voronin throws an overhand right that lands on Ragnar's shoulder, as Ragnar tries to avoid the shot.
Ragnar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Voronin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ragnar moves out of range of the body kick.
Donk. Voronin catches Ragnar right on the button with a cross.
Ragnar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Voronin momentarily.
Ragnar blocks the body kick.
Voronin backing away here, and Ragnar unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bjorn Ragnar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ragnar misses with a body kick.
Voronin misses with a head kick.
Voronin throws the left hand but Ragnar avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Ragnar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Voronin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Voronin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ragnar misses with a hook
and Voronin counters with a nice body shot.
Voronin misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Ragnar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ragnar tried to score with a low kick but Voronin checks it.
Ragnar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Voronin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ragnar wants to land a leg kick but Voronin is out of range.
Voronin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ragnar blocks a jab.
Jab, jab by Ragnar - just one landing.
Ragnar staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from Voronin.
Voronin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Voronin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ragnar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Voronin.
Donk. Voronin catches Ragnar right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking cross lands there for Ragnar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronin lands with an uppercut that bounces Ragnar off the cage and back into range.
Voronin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ragnar counters with a thumping low kick.
Ragnar sizes up Voronin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ragnar thuds a left hand into Voronin's body.
Good shot there by Ragnar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Voronin. Ragnar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ragnar moves out of range of the body kick from Voronin.
Ragnar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Voronin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Voronin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Voronin lands a two punch combo.
Voronin checks a low kick from Ragnar.
Ragnar throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Voronin takes a swing at Ragnar's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Ragnar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Ragnar.
Ragnar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andriy Voronin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Voronin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ragnar connects with a body shot.
Voronin throws a wild body kick that Ragnar sees coming a mile off.
Ragnar scores with a head kick.
Ragnar throws an overhand right that lands on Voronin's shoulder, as Voronin tries to avoid the shot.
Voronin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Voronin throws a jab but it's blocked by Ragnar.
Ragnar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ragnar avoids the body shot from Voronin.
Ragnar connects with a right hand. Voronin shakes it off.
Ragnar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Voronin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ragnar's head backwards.
Ragnar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Voronin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ragnar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Voronin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ragnar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Voronin tries to clinch up but Ragnar circles away and keeps his distance.
Ragnar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ragnar cracks Voronin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ragnar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Voronin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Voronin is looking to slow Ragnar down with leg kicks.
Ragnar just misses with a punch to the body.
Voronin looks to throw the jab but Ragnar is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Voronin.
Ragnar scores with a jab to the head.
Voronin walks into a left hand.
Ragnar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ragnar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Voronin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Voronin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ragnar!
Voronin misses with a hook to the body
and Ragnar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Voronin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ragnar can pounce on him.
Voronin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Voronin misses the jab.
Ragnar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Voronin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Voronin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ragnar moves out of range as Voronin strikes.
Voronin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Voronin tries a low kick but Ragnar avoids it.
Ragnar misses with an uppercut.
Voronin slips a jab from Ragnar.
Ragnar is looking to slow Voronin down with leg kicks.
Voronin misses with a head kick.
Ragnar misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ragnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Voronin is just out of range.
Ragnar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Voronin.
Voronin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnar was well out of range. Poor timing from Voronin.
Voronin misses with a body kick.
Ragnar lands a nice looking body shot.
Ragnar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Voronin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Voronin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice body kick from Voronin.
Ragnar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Voronin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ragnar.
Ragnar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Voronin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ragnar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Ragnar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronin throws a leg kick but Ragnar moved away.
Voronin misses with a body kick.
Ragnar is looking to score with low kicks.
Voronin throws an overhand right that lands on Ragnar's shoulder, as Ragnar tries to avoid the shot.
Ragnar tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Voronin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ragnar under the eye.
Voronin throws an overhand right that lands on Ragnar's shoulder, as Ragnar tries to avoid the shot.
Voronin just misses with a punch to the body.
Voronin misses with a head kick.
Ragnar misses with a body shot.
A big left from Ragnar misses.
Voronin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Voronin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bjorn Ragnar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ragnar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Ragnar!
After winning the bout, Bjorn Ragnar thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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